Mail-box support



April 14, 1925.

' c. M. MUGLER MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed July 13. 1924 illllu u n INVENTORI Q I LTMMu lei; M M BY ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

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Application filed my 19, 1924;. Serial No. 72?,013;

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CASPER M. MUoLen, a citizen of theUnited States, anda resident o't Clay-Center, in'the county of Clay and State of Kansas,have inventedcertain new and useful TlIlPtOK'GllEHCS in hla-il lioi:

- Supports, of which the following is a speci fieation.

My present invention relates generally to mail box supports, and moreparticularly to the supports of mail boxes alongrural routes which arecommonly-placed at the sides of country roads and which asordi narilyconstructed must? be taken up and laid aside incase the road-is to begraded.

It is the primary object of my invention to provide a simple andinexpensive construction which will be strong and durable and which willenable the mail box supported thereby to be swung out of its ordinaryposition and into a position whereby the road may be graded withoutremoving the support from the ground.

In carrying out my invention I providethe construction shown in theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and inwhich Figure 1 is a side view illustrating my invention applied in use,

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the up per section removed,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the upper sect-ion shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the lower section, and

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the lower section shown in Figure at.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes a mail box supportincluding a lower tubular section 10, whose lower end is preferably outalong a diagonal line as at 11 to form-a ground penetrating point 12,the said section being formed of'material bent into tubular form withspaced parallel edges 13 so that it is adapted to limited expansion andcontraction for purpose to be presently described. This lower sectionhas an upper head 14: which includes diametrically outstanding aperturedwings 15 and a wing 16 which projects therefrom at right angles to thewings 15.

The upper section generally indicated at 17 has an upright body ofchannel form provided at its lower end with diametrically outstandingapertured wings 18 and with an Q'XtGDSlOIl 19 below said wings bent toup-peivsection has a. right angularly extendiingilioriaontalsupportingarm- 21' of similar form, this arnrlieing-uphead by diagonal brace. arms221 securely connected thereto and to the body lt' iintermediate theends thereof; At its outer end the supporting arm 21 which is adaptedifor the support of a mail box: 23, has lateralextensionsi 21 'and isapertured as at 25 'in order that such mail' box may be. rigidlyconnected thereto.

With the extension 19 of the upper section depending in telescopingrelation within the upper end of the lower section and with the wings 18of the upper section seated on the diametrically outstanding wings 15 ofthe lower section and connected to the latter by pins and the likedepending through the i alined apertures of the wings, it is obviousthat theupper section will be supported in connection Vwith the lowersection against horizontal swinging movement and that these sectionswill be held in the relative position shown in Figure 1 with the boxsupporting arm 21 outstanding over a road-- way ditch adjacent to whichthe lower section of the box support is planted as in Figure 1. In orderto prevent the parts from relative displacement by vertical movement ofthe upper section, a clamp 26 may be em ployed around the lower sectionso as to. slightly contract the latter and thus clamp the extension ofthe upper section and hold the same in place, It for any reason itrisdesired to swing the mail box supporting arm to a position parallelingthe road side, as when the road is being graded or resurfaced, it issimply necessary to loosen the clamp 26 and lift the pins 27 free of thewings 15. The upper section may then be turned until one of. its wings18 is alined with the wing 16 of the lower section, whereupon one of thepins 27 may be dropped through the openings in order to temporarily holdthe box supporting arm 21 in the dotted line position of Figure 1 or inother words at right angles to the normal position thereof shown in fulllines in said figure.

I claim:

1. A mail box support including upper and lower sections, the lowersection being of tubular, expansible and contractible form and having anupper head including radially outstanding wings, the upper sectionhaving an upright body provided at its lower portion with outstandingwings to seat on the wings of the lower section and also having adepending extension of tubular forni telescoping within the upperportions of the lower section, said upper section having. a horizontallyoutstanding box supporting arm, and having braces connecting its saidbody portion and its said outstanding arm, and a clamp around the upperportion of the lower section to clanipingly engage the same with theinner telescoping extension of theupper section.

2. A mail box. supporting device of the character described includingupper and lower sections of which the lower section is of tubular,expansible and contractible form, the upper section having at its lowerportion a depending extension telescoping within the upper portion ofthe lowersection, a clamp around the lower section to clamp the same inconnection with the said extension, a horizontally outstanding boxsupporting arin carried by the upper end of the upper section, andapertured engaging wings outstanding from the upper portion of the lowersection and the-adjacent portion of the upper section whereby the uppersection may be normally locked against rotation with respect to thelower section. v

3. A mail box support including a lower section of tubular, expansibleand contractible form adapted to bepartially embedded in the ground, anupper section having a lower extension telescoping-within the upperportion of the lower section, a clamp around the upper portion of thelower section, said upper section having an upper box supporting arm,and said sections having apertured relatively engaging means whereby theupper section may be normally locked against rotation with respect tothe lower section.

' CASPER M. MUGLER.

